SB20260912297 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel char ipmi driver
Published: September 12, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89486)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a use-after-free condition.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the command receiver cleanup logic of _ipmi_destroy_user() when concurrently destroying an IPMI user and handling IPMB get-message commands. A local user can race command receiver destruction with RCU-protected command receiver lookups to trigger a use-after-free condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.